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Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A naked man lies back with a condom on his erect penis; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the Apoio Fundação Mac Arthur. Colour lithograph by 4 Mãos, 1993.

A patient exposes her breasts to a physician and asks if a physician is not a little like a confessor: the doctor exclaims that he hopes she does not show herself like that to her confessor. Process print afterJ-A. Faivre, 1902.

A woman representing Nature gives a baby to a mother; representing man's vulnerable and naked birth. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.

A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.

The naked torsos of two men touch with a message about AIDS and safer sex; an advertisement by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 1984/1985.

Two naked men embrace: a recommendation to use safe sex. Colour lithograph by Will McBride and Detlev Pusch for the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V.

Moscow: people swimming and sunbathing at Cerebrensky public baths. Etching by M.G. Eichler, 1799, after G. de la Barthe, 1796.

A half-naked nymph flying towards the heavens. Chromolithograph.

A negative image in black and blue of a naked man kissing a woman as he places one hand on her breast, the other on her groin; with the statement in German 'Be so kind!'; one of 9 safe-sex advertisements for the AIDS-Hilfe Wien. Colour lithograph by Matthias Hermann, ca. 1995.

Nudité et pudeur : le mythe du processus de civilisation / Hans Peter Duerr ; traduit de l'allemand par Véronique Bodin avec la participation de Jacqueline Pincemin.

A naked man leaning back on his arms with his eyes closed as another naked man leans into him while nestling his head in his neck; with the message in German: 'Protection from love. Let us give AIDS no chance'; an advertisement for safe sex by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Ogilvy & Mather Medical and Peter Baumann of Hollywood Ges. m.b.H.

A black and white image of a naked man and woman making love within a coloured larger image of the faces of a man and woman; with the message in German that before you forget everything, don't forget condoms; one of a series of posters from a 'Stop AIDS' campaign by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Office of Federal Health. Colour lithograph.

A naked man lies with his eyes closed with one foot touching a lit candle held by a golden cupid; he lies on his side floating above an array of gold gift-wrapped presents among other items with one arm raised towards a glowing gold star with a gold cloud bearing a cupid, a personified gold moon and a falling teddy bear; includes the message in Italian: 'excluded because of AIDS'; one of a series of posters by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz/Aide Suisse contre le SIDA/Aiuto AIDS Svizerro. Colour lithograph by Etienne Francey and Daniel Ammann.

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A negative image in black and blue of a naked man kissing a woman as he places one hand on her breast, the other on her groin; with the statement in German 'Be so kind!'; one of 9 safe-sex advertisements for the AIDS-Hilfe Wien. Colour lithograph by Matthias Hermann, ca. 1995.

Nudité et pudeur : le mythe du processus de civilisation / Hans Peter Duerr ; traduit de l'allemand par Véronique Bodin avec la participation de Jacqueline Pincemin.